Machine for metalworking



Jan. 6, 1953 E. GHORMLEY 2,624,303

MACHINE FOR METALWORKING 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 6,. 1948 INVENTOR fan/m [I Gi /annex HII ATTORNEY Jan. 6, 1953 E. I. GHORMLEY 2,624,303

MACHINE FOR METALWORKING Filed July 6, 1948 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Fan m Z awa /mi:

HIS ATTORNEY Jan. 6, 1953 E. l. GHORMLEY 3 MACHINE FOR METALWORKING Filed July 6, 1948 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR fan I Gym/mm 17/! ATT-ORNEY Patented Jan. 6, .1953

UNITED s r ll/[ACHINE FOR METALWORKING "Application July '6, 1948, Serial No. 37,163

=9 Claims.

This invention relates to machinery for shaping sheet 'metal, and particularly to the working rof 'sheet metal to iorm unitary one- .piece shaking lpans and "the like.

ilhe .invention has especial, although :not limited,licharacteriasia modification of that class "of ridevices which -hy the application of rolling and pressing .or ispinningpressures tform, .Tin 'a flat cme'tal .tblank 50118 701' more irelatively deep recesses ihaving tapered -:side walls, the material iofzrthez side twalls 'beingzielongated "with the result that vit isirelati-vely thinner than the material :at the :topsandibottom of :the grecesses. "Various sarticlesfof :manuiactureIareYmade by this process including zbaking pans, the 1. method having particular value in the :latter application. :A pan ;so:producedz is :easy :to :cleanbecause 'of its onepiece :construction and .the relatively :thin side ewalls permit a :more' uniform =.and z'efiicient heat exchange.

By the present invention; .the apparatus for :carrying: outrthis methodxo'iia metal working specifically is improved and :a :new form thereof :presented wherebythe metal blank: may in-one -QD atiI1-be shaped -withsa plurality .oi. oppositely :incli-ned sidewalls. One applicationof the-new method and apparatus of the invention is in the :manufacture :of :baking pans used in preparing angel -food -cakes, these devices being characterized .by -a I central frusto-conical wall and --an...oppositely.inelined outer wall. Thainvention is disclosed as embodied ..in a machine .for making. such pans.

Amongthe objects vofithe invention-are toform .deep lannular reeesses in :a sheet metal :blank, .to v produce .in .a .single operation a seamless z'article,o'ilmanufacture characterized by radially spaced oppos'itely inclined side walls, and in general to ,provide new andjmproved machinery for carrying out the above objects. .The method of making'isuch article of .manufacture is .disclosed "and claimedin my copenoling application, :Ser. No. 41,043, filed July -28, 1948 .for Method of Making 'aBaking or'Like'Pan.

- Other "objects and structural details of the f-invention-will appearfrom the; following descrip- "tion' when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1" is a view inlongitudinal section'of the machine, taken through theanvil or die head and the pressing head, and showing the parts :asthey appearat the end of the pan shaping "stroke Fig.-2"lis a view similar "to Fig. 1, showing the parts-=- as they appear shortly --after the start of x'the pan shaping stroke :parts. of the "machine iccmpri'se' generally :airsupport .1! 0, -an :anvil :or iidiefh'ea'd zll i a?presser.:hea'd 12 including 'a spindle I'3,*and a Zblank :holder 1'4 -between the .die :I l' andfpresser head "1-2.

".The v:o'lie Zhea'd and the "presser head :are cop- :positely disposed ("for .:relative rotary rand Elonrgitudinal'"movements. :Inthe.illustratedyembodi- 11161113? of'i'the invention, the die H is rec'iproca-ble ;upo: i' the: support I'll, ;the -*spindle: I33 ".is rotatable and the blank holder 1:4 :has :.a i'reciprocable motion :underlthe control of? the "die head. The power isourcesrfor: effecting: these operations have been; in .itl'ieinter'est of :simplicity :of disclosure, :omitte'd :from-the :drawin'gs. uThese tcom'prise v a hydraulic :icylinderzrfor :shifting the die 'head I I an :electric :motor :for "rotatably driving the spindle 1:3 :and a fresilientypressure means 'such aszaespring or compressed ;air accumulator rior :moving I the blank "holder M.

:Referringtor thermachine in greater: detail; the

support if I 0 ;-includes =a ibase t5 to the -.upper-'end of which are secured spaced -guideways-l6,;adfditionalqi-guideways 3H (seefliig. 7) and .a plate I 8lupont'th'e latter of which iszmounted ahousing it for the spindle l=3-of rthe :presser head 12. The gguideways H5 ii-have ran interfitting engageplate: isesecureci the blank holder M. The 3 plate ;2 I is zslidable within the gu-ideways 16. Guideways l'l are secured *to the "base l5 by bolts r22 andreceivetenons 23--integral with the..die.head for guidedreciprocatingxmotion thereof.

The die head 1 H comprises a block-Z4 .-generally rectangular in shape and formed with rear- .wardly extending spaced ribs -25 withwhich z-the ten0ns:--23 :are integrally .formed. The block. 24 has a 'central opening -26 receiving .one end vLof .a shaft :21 extending sat cits other end, .in {a manner snot here shown, "to the aforementioned hydraulic .cylinder. The shaft ,21 is athreaded .into :engagement with a nut-28 -seated; against the rear .facetoflblock fend-held therea-gainst bolts :29. lock :nut 1'3l within :recess :25 :holds :the shaft {27 :against movement relative to theinutzil; .iAccordingly, axial :motion not the shaft 2?, induced by operation :of :the hydraulic cylinder,i;1is :partaken .cof cby ithe izblock 'ztia'nd associatewpartaasuch motiombemg'lguided and controlled by sliding of the tenons 23 within the guideways H. The front face of the block 24 is flat except for an annular recess 32 adapted and arranged to receive a flange 33 on the rear of an anvil ring 34. The anvil 34 is seated flush against the block 24 and held thereto by bolts 35 extending through the block and into the anvil. The anvil has a ring-shape with an outside diameter which is parallel to the axis thereof and an inside diameter which tapers from a maximum width at the outer end of the anvil to a minium width at the inner end of the anvil. The sloping internal wall of the anvil terminates short of the periphery of the anvil at the outer end thereof to define a land 36. Centrally positioned within the anvil 34 and spaced from the sloping side walls thereof, is a frusto-conical anvil 37. The base of anvil 3! seats against the block 24 and is held thereto by bolts 38 passed through nut 28, block 24 and into the anvil 37. The anvil 3'! is centered relatively to the block 24 and the anvil 34 by an integral stud 39 received in the recess 26 in block 24. The frustrum of the cone defined by anvil 37 projects beyond the plane of the land 35 on anvil 34.

The anvils 34 and 31 define therebetween an annular space, at the bottom of which is a ring 4| limiting against an internal ledge on the flange 33 of anvil 34 and substantially seating upon the front face of block 24. The ring 4| has connected thereto a plurality of rods 42 which extend rearwardly through the block 24 toward cooperative engagement with a fixed stop 44, a fragment of which is shown in Fig. 2. The construction and arrangement of these parts is such that at a predetermined point in the motion of the die head in a retracting or right hand direction as viewed in Fig. 1, the rods 42 abut stop 44. Continued retracting motion of the die head accordingly is accomplished relatively to the ring 4| which thereby acts to eject the finished pan from the machine, as will hereinafter more clearly appear. A second set of rods 46 is anchored to the ring 4| and extends rearwardly through an other part 4411 of the fixed stop 44. The rods 40 have nuts 50 on their free ends engageable with the part 44a to limit outward or left hand travel of the ring 4|.

In the presser head |2 the housing I9 is secured to plate It! by bolts 45. The spindle I3 is hollow and extends longitudinally through housing I9,

'being supported therein by roller bearings 46 and 41. Outside the respective bearings 46 and 41 are packing seal assemblies 46 and 49. These inhibit a flow of oil along the spindle l3, the rolling and pressing operation being carried out in the presence of an oil spray. The outer end of spindle l3 extends through and beyond housing l9 and has keyed thereto a pulley held in place upon the spindle by a lock nut 52. The pulley 5| has belts 53 wound thereon, the belts also encompassing a driving wheel (not shown) operatively connected to the aforementioned electric motor. Operation of the electric motor accordingly drives pulley 5| and spindle |3 in a rotary direction.

The spindle I3 has a longitudinal bore 54 therein and at its inner end, or that end adjacent the die head, is formed with a counterbore 55. The

inner end of the spindle projects through and beyond housing l9 and has attached thereto, as by bolts 60 (see Figs. 5 and 6), an enlarged circular head 56. The head 56 may. if desired, be made integral with the spindle l3 but in the machine illustrated is a separate element having a central opening registering with counterbore 55. Opening through the front of head 56 is a series of three slots 51 and another series of three slots 58. The slots 51 and 58 are concentric with regard to the axis of the spindle l3. As shown in Fig. 5, the slots 58 extend through the periphery of the head 56 and into the counterbore 55 while the slots 51 also open into the counterbore 55 but terminate short of the periphery of the head 56. The several slots are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction about the head 56. That is, between each slot 51 is a slot58 and vice versa. Further, the slots 57 and 58 are diametrically opposed, and in the manufacture of the head 56 a single cut is taken therethrough to form one slot 51 and its opposed slot 58. For purposes of the present description, however, it has been assumed that there are present in the head, three separate sets of slots 51and58.'

The head 56 is intersected transversely by a first set of bores 59 in one vertical plane and by a second series of bores 6| in another vertical plane rearwardly of the first. The several bores 59 and 6| extend at right angles through respective slots 5'! and 58 and lie in spaced, jointly surrounding relation to the axis of the head 56. The bores 59 and BI further are counterbored to receive respective studs 62 and 63. The studs 62 provide pivotal support, for a set of presser arms 64 and the studs 63 provide pivotal support for a set of presser arms 65. The arms 64 and the arms 65 are arranged in the respective slots 51 and 58 and extend forwardly through and beyond the front of head 56. The arrangement is such as to present three presser arms 64 converging toward the axis of the head 56 and three presser arms 65 diverging from the axis of head 56 (see Fig. 2).

Reciprocable within the counterbore 55 of spindle I3 is a cam element 66 (see also Figs. 3 and 4). The element 66 is circular in shape for a loosely sliding fit in counterbore 55 and is formed with six circumferentially spaced, longitudinal, peripheral grooves arranged in two sets of three each and alternately disposed in correspondence with the alternating positions of the presser arms 64 and 65. Thus, the cam element 66 has a set of grooves 61 lying opposite respective arms 64 and a set of grooves 68 lying opposite respective arms 65. The grooves 61 and 68 have a longitudinally tapering formation giving to each a maximum depth at the front end of element 66 and a minimum depth at the rear of element 66, the respective tapers being formed in determined relation to the slope of the wall of anvil 31 and the inner wall of anvil 34 of the die head. There is mounted on each presser arm 64, a roller 69 extending into a groove 61 in cam element 66 and there is mounted on each arm 65 a roller extending into a groove 68 in the cam element. In the case of arms 64, the rollers 69 are arranged on the inner ends thereof, these arms being pivotally mounted intermediate their ends upon the studs 62. The rollers 1| on arms 65 ar arranged between the ends of the arms, these arms being pivotally mounted at their inner ends upon the studs 63.

The cam element 66 is reciprocable between the sets of arms 64 and 65 to elfect a rocking motion of these arms about their respective pivots. The cam is movable outwardly or forwardly of the arms 64 and 65 by spring means disposed in the bore 54 of spindle l3. This spring There .54 tand "ati its other "sendi'isrreceived in recess 51:5 .iin :the ieiid of foam selement "S66. A i'guide'i-.pin='t6= alsof-is receivedoinithe recess 55 --and is .isorewthrea'ded into othe foam ielementififi, "the pin""|6 extending rrearwardly within: bore 7: 54

and being surrounded :by i the i springs 12 and "E3. r

The cam lement- '66 is moved inkalrearward or 'inwai d:direction relative to the arms t l and E5 by die head I i. ln-" the illustrated embodiment of the invention, this isaccompli'shed by indirecLcOntactofthe i-rustriim: of anvil s? with z the end of cam 55. 'l l'iea oa m efieand anvil 3''! are in :axial aiignmen t and it here is mounted np'on t-he erid 'of =elemen t T66 an anti-friction steam" *g eompnseumf a rection :ipla'te n eni 'gageable' wi th anv-il '31, 'a' rolier' hearing 'be- J tiiv'een plate il -and :cam lia-and' a 'screw '5 it conmectingplate fi' a'nd bea'ring 5 3 13 the earn element 66. According to this arrangementfithe cam element 66, which rotateswith spindle I3,

' may be 'pr'essedagainst-anvil itl without damage 5 to'the intermediate sheet metal'blank, the plate i't'hbeing frictionallyiheld against rotation while -the axial and rota'ry thrusts involved are absorbed "by -bearing"-'| 8.

' 'Ihe outer zen'ds of the arms at and 65 are slotted an'd have 'rotatably mounted therein pressin'g rolls indicated respectively at ii-i and 32. The rolls 8! and'tlare disc shaped and have "a curved 'an'd=-'sloping formation designed for efficient rolling-and pressing of the sheet metal,

the peripheries of the rolls being presented for =eo'rita'dt with the work.

R/oking -motion or the arms 5 and miscontrolled by engagement of l the respective rollers G and 'll with the cam elemen't E35. fin-the case '-"of =arms' 65, as anaid-"t0 limiting outward rocking motion thereof, there may be provide'dstops "in the form of bars- 83 secured within peripheral reces'ses in the head 5t.

ZThe element It is disposed between the die headand the 'pressing head, and, as before mentionedyfunctions as a holder forthesheetmetal blank to be shaped. Iii he holder l e has a substantially square-shape and is formed with-a large eircu-lar opening fl' i to permit the passage of head 'hfi and arms ii and ii'fi therethrough. The -blank holder stands in an upright positionupon'plate 2i to which it 1 is fixed, 1 and the're may heassoiatedtherewithspaeed'ilugs- 85 and' tit to hold "theTinfiaF man-k: against 3 the face of the helder.

The lu'gs 35 -are integral with the vhelde'r M While the lugs fi are set'lin the plated! "The plate 2 l and holder id -mounted 'thereon are moved tiv'ly. to theguideways t6 under 'theoin't control :or -thedie head l l and of arbddil 'iextendtheirod 8'i,iithe;xplat"ei'2I g'and holder 44 toward the die "head 1 l-- or info. right handdirection as viewed'in-Fig. 1. :Therblank holdenhas a-limited movement :in this-direction; defined :by -the :air :cylinder, which movement .is less than the rear- Ayardetravel imparted toethe -diehead. Motion *6 of thefholder I 43in .anropposite: directiontislimited :by studs 88;fixefd.in housing [9. .The holder [4 is sadapted :iand :arra'nged for contact "with the land-36 :on theifront end of anvilt i. During :the forward :motion of the :anvil .34 toward the pressing :headfland '35 :may engage holder 14 and move :it .rearwardly against the action of :the:aforesaidresilient pressure :force. .jDuring .the retracting stroke ofthe die. head, the. holder Ii .follows theanvil 34 until its limit of motion :in that direction .is reached whereuponthe anvil 3 s: moves-away from the platerholder. .The' position of the 'parts attained when the die headiis atfthe. endofits retractingvstroke. may be;more clearly; understood from. Fig. 2, although-this .view

dsintende'dzto show'the: die head: moving toward .tthework.

"witlrtheimachinetat' rest, the partsassumeapproximately the positions s'howmin-EigsZ wherein :axial retractingmotionof the die head i i has'separzitedthedierhead .from the presser headiand separated the anvil Whom :the blank holderlt rwhich 'stands at:the limit'of. itsoutward motion. :Atthis time, theicamelementlfit is under the sole control-ofthe springs 12 and "i3 and accordingly standsin.itsfarthermost outer position. Inso moving, the cam has rocked theiarmsrt l in a convergent directionto move the rollsSl thereon itowardzthe'axis of the head- Stand in line with athe-edgeiofth'e :frustrumofi anvil 37. The arms tiixhave been spread apart by cam'iiS ina diver- :gentrdirectionto move the rolls 82 away from the axis ofhead 5i; and'inlinewith' the inner edge :ofiland' 36 defining the start ofv theinternalslope .3 of anvil i134.

FPreparatoryto starting the working stroke of it-he machine, a .sheet metal .blank, "indicated .at 1.89;.in TFig.i2,1is placed: against the holder 14 on i'thatside. facing the die 'head. If lugs'fifi and 35 are present .in the". installation, the .hlankr89 is :p'laced between these lugs and holder I i. There isxthen set .in motion the hydraulic cylinder operable upontshaft .27. The'sha'ftzl is moved thereaby forwardly or. in a left hand direction as viewed Ein Figs. li'and '2,1and,in.the course of such movement, theirustrum of anvil tl'contacts the metal blank 89. Continued motion .of the die head thus serves to movetheblank 89 and holderii t toward .thezpresser headagainst the relatively low resilienttpressurezappliedin opposition through rod 18 Atuor about the Sametime forward motion .ofithe die head isinitiatedrotary motion of -the spindle i3 isbegun. The arms Et'andfiS partake -OfQSIlCh rotarymot-ion and revolve in the planes "'ndica'ted in l' ig. Zahout .the axis of the spindle. ssthe die f-head approaches the pressing head, lthexrolls' land 32 ofthe presser arms engage .lthenmetahblank"89, the first said setzengaging :the blank adjacent the center thereof andtthe secondiisaidset engaging the 'tbiank adjacent :the :periphery thereof. Under the influence of1con- 111111011513 appliedaxial pressure by the die head, the blank 891is:forced tbytheipresser arms to a seat upon landcfi. :Inrrespon'se to further rotation of the presser arms, the metal of the blank is pressed against the sloping Walls of the respec- "tive anvils 3 t anditl and caused to assume the formation defined by the anvils. At or about the .same time that the rolls'fitandSZ on the-presser arzns engage the etal blank 89, the anvil 31 through theblank engageslthe friction plate TI on cam element -66. Further axial movement; of the die head atmorolingly" results in 'a retracting or left :hand direction t-of vmovemenae as viewed gin Fig. 1: 1510f :the cam relement -fit. IEhe .irollers 69 and H are enabled thereby to follow the descending slope of the grooves 6'? and 68 in the cam with the result that the rolling and pressing pressure applied by the rolls 8| on arms 64 is developed gradually outward from the axis of the spindle whereas the similar pressure applied by rolls 32 on arms 65 develops gradually inward. The motion of the presser arms under the action of cam 6", is, as before mentioned, keyed to the slope of the anvils 34 and 31' in such wise that the rolls 8| and 82 follow the contour of the anvils and press the metal of the blank closely against the sloping walls thereof. The forward motion of the die head H is limited by the stops 88, or by other suitable means operable to interrupt the stroke of the die head when the rolls 8! and 82 on the presser arms have reached the bottom of the annular recess between anvils 34 and 31.

It will be observed that the action of the presser arms is such as to be without effect on that area of the metal blank which is not engaged by the arms. This area, which is annular in shape, separates the shaped walls of the blank and defines the bottom of the baking pan produced by the operation. That area of the metal blank acted upon by arms 64 conforms to the shape of the frusto-conical anvil 3! and is caused thereby to assume a cooperating shape and this area accordingly becomes the central cone of the pan. The area of the metal blank acted upon by arms 65 is made to conform to the slope of the internal wall of anvil 34 and this area of the blank accordingly becomes the side wall of the pan. The area of the metal blank resting upon land 38 is clamped between the land and the holder i4 and becomes the rim of the pan and may lie parallel to the bottom. It will be further noted and understood that the action of the rolls 8| and 82 against the counterpressure applied by the anvils 34 and 3'! is such as to draw or extrude the metal acted upon without adding to or taking away from the metal of the rim and of the bottom. In consequence, and as seen in Fig. 1, the outer wall of the pan and the central cone thereof are relatively thinner than the rim and bottom portions of the pan.

When the pan has been so formed in the mold defined by anvils 34 and 31, a retracting stroke of the die head i is initiated and rotary motion of the spindle i3 may be discontinued. The anvils 34 and 31 accordingly move away from the presser arms 64 and 85 and return to the position shown in Fig. 2. The blank holder l4 follows the return motion of the die head until the limit of its motion is reached whereupon the die head continues on independently of the holder. The distance of retraction of the die head and the limit placed upon the following motion of the holder I4 is such as to provide at the end of the return stroke of the die, a space of sufiicient width between the die and the holder |4 as to permit withdrawal of the finished pan from the machine.

The previously described ejector ring 4| is used to simplify withdrawal of the pan. This ring, under the control of rods 42 limiting against stop 44, occupies a forward position near the outer ends of the anvils 34 and 31 when the die head is fully retracted. As the die head advances on its working stroke, however, the rods 42 move away from the stop 44, permitting the ring 4| to be withdrawn into the die mold. .Such withdrawal is effected by rods 48, the nuts 58 thereon engaging stop 44a to limit forward travel of ring 4|. The relation of the forward travel of the die head to the length of the rods 40 is such as to place the ring 4| approximately at the bottom of the annular recess in the die head. Then, as the metal blank 89 is forced into the die mold, the ring 4| is pressed inward thereby to the seated position shown in Fig. 1. Now when the die head moves in its return stroke, the rods 42 near the end of such stroke engage stop 44 so that continued motion of the head is accomplished relative to the ring 4| with the result that the pan within the die mold is ejected.

It is possible to move the ejector ring 4| into its seated position in the die mold by pressure of the blank 89 alone, but the rods 40 perform a safety function should the machine be operated without a blank 89 therein.

As the metal blank 89 comes from the machine it is in need of trimming about the rim and it is also necessary to cut away the metal closing the frustrum of the center cone. These operations are performed simultaneously in a punch press and the pan is thereafter prepared for packing and shipment.

What is claimed is:

1. A machine for shaping metal baking pans characterized by a frusto-conical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, comprising oppositely disposed die and head members relatively movable in longitudinal and rotative directions, said die member presenting walls corresponding to the walls of the pan, means for holding a metal blank against the face of said die member between said member and said head member, a plurality of first presser arms pivotally mounted on said head and extending into cooperative relation with the central wall of said die member, a plurality of second presser arms pivotally mounted on said head and extending into cooperative relation with the outer wall of said die member, the outer ends of said arms being constructed and arranged to contact and press upon the intermediate metal blank, and means operable concomitantly with relative movement of said die and head members toward each other to move said first presser arms pivotally to follow the slope of said central wall and to move said second presser arms pivotally to follow the slope of said outer wall.

2. A machine for shaping metal baking pans characterized by a frusto-conical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, comprising a rotatable head member, a first set of presser arms, pivotally mounted on said head, a second set of presser arms pivotally mounted on said head, said sets of arms being concentrically ar-v ranged about the longitudinal axis of said head, a cam reciprocable centrally of said arms, rollers on said arms riding on said cam and so arranged on said arms as to produce respectively opposite rocking motions of said first and second sets of arms in response to movement of said cam, a die member having walls corresponding to the walls of the pan and movable toward said head member to present said walls to said presser arms, and means for effecting reciprocation of said cam in harmony with the motion of said die member.

3. A machine for shaping metal baking pans characterized by a frusto-conical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, comprising a, head member, a first set of presser arms pivotally mounted on said head, a second set of presser arms pivotally mounted on said head, said sets of arms being concentrically arranged about the longitudinal axis of said head and extending in respectively divergent directions, a

cam reciprocable centrally of said arms, rollers on said arms riding on said cam and so arranged on said arms as to produce opposite rocking motions of said first and second sets of arms in response to movement of said cam, a die member oppositely disposed with respect to said head member and presenting to said presser arms walls corresponding to the walls of the pan, means for effecting relative rotary and longitudinal movements of said head member and said die member, and means for effecting concomitantly with the relative longitudinal movements of said members a motion of said cam.

4. In a machine for shaping metal baking pan characterized by a frusto-conical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, a rotatable head member comprising first and second sets of presser arms pivotally mounted on said head and extending forwardly thereof in respectively divergent directions, said arms being concentrically arranged about the longitudinal axis of said head, a cam reciprocable centrally of said arms, and rollers on said arms riding on said cam and so arranged on said arms as to produce respectively opposite rocking motions of said first and second sets of arms in response to movement of said cam.

5. A machine for shaping metal baking pans characterized by a frusto-conical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, comprising a rotatable head member, first and second sets of presser arms pivotally mounted on said head, said arms being concentrically arranged about the longitudinal axis of said head, a cam carried by said head and reciprocable centrally of said arms, rollers on said arms riding on said cam and arranged on said arms to produce respectively opposite rocking motions of said first and second sets of arms in response to movement of said cam, a die member having walls corresponding to the walls of the pan and movable toward said head member to present said walls to said presser arms, said cam contacting said die member and moving in harmony therewith, and anti-friction means between said cam and said die member.

6. In a machine for shaping metal baking pans characterized by a frusto-conical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, a head member comprising a hollow rotatable spindle, first and second sets of presser arms pivotally mounted on one end of said spindle and extending forwardly therefrom in respectively divergent directions, said arms being concentrically arranged about the longitudinal axis of the head, rolling and pressing means on the outer ends of each said arms, the arms of said first set being pivoted intermediate their ends andthe arms of said second set being pivoted at their inner ends, a cam carried by said spindle and reciprocable centrally of said arms, said cam having tapered grooves lying opposite said arms, spring means recessed in said spindle and urging said cam outward relative to said arms, and rollers on said arms riding in the grooves in said cam, the rollers on said first set of arms being arranged on the inner ends thereof and the rollers on said second set of arms being arranged inter mediate the ends thereof.

7. A machine for shaping metal baking pans characterized by a central frusto-conical wall, an oppositely inclined outer wall and an integral interconnecting bottom, comprising a die head having walls and a bottom corresponding to the walls and bottom of the pan, means for supporting a piece of sheet metal against the face of the die, first and second sets of presser arms operable jointly to force the sheet metal against said die and operable individually to press the metal against the respective walls of said die, means for effecting relative rotary and longitudinal motions of said arms and said die head, and means for effecting a controlled pivotal movement of said arms in conformance with the slope of the walls of said die head.

8. A machine for making a one-piece sheet metal baking pan characterized by a frustoconical central wall and oppositely inclined outer wall, comprising a fixed support, a die member on said support presenting walls corresponding to the Walls of the pan, means for holding a metal blank against the face of the die member, means on said support for applying an axial gradually outward developing rolling and pressing pressure to the blank adjacent the center thereof and means on said support for simultaneously applying an axial gradually inward developing rolling and pressing pressure to the blank outward of the center thereof whereby to spin the blank into conformance with the shape of the die member, said pressure applying means and said die memher being mounted on said support in axial alignment and for relative approaching and withdrawing motions.

9. A machine for making a one-piece sheet metal baking pan characterized by a frustoconical central wall and an oppositely inclined outer wall, comprising a fixed support, a die member on said support presenting walls corresponding to the Walls of the pan, means for holding a metal blank against the face of the die member, means on said support for applying an axial rolling and pressing pressure to the blank adjacent the center thereof and means on said support for applying simultaneously a similar pressure to the blank outward of the center thereof, said pressures being applied in the direction of the die member with said pressure applyin means and said die member being mounted on said support in axial alignment and for relative approaching and withdrawing motions, and control means on said support for causing the pressure applied by the first said pressure applying means gradually to develop radially outward and for causing the pressure applied by the second said pressure applying means gradually to develop radially inward.

EDWIN I. GI-IORMLEY.

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